[TenTec] Titan 425 front panel treatments/schemes

[Barry N1EU]

Titan color and vintage described at
http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=425versions

Barry N1EU


On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:06 PM, A R <raf_3 at msn.com> wrote:

> I've run across two 425's, each with different front panel color schemes
> and knob styles.
>
> #1 has a light colored front panel (about the same as a Corsair II),
> fine-serrated tune and load knobs, and no 10m legend marked on the panel.
> Front panel is marked "TITAN" (no 425) under the TT insignia.
>
> #2 has a dark colored front panel (about the same as a Corsair (not II)),
> finger-size flutes on the tune and load knobs, and 10m legend marked on the
> panel. Front panel is marked "TITAN 425" under the TT insignia.
>
> Don't yet know the serial numbers of either amp, but just based on the
> color schemes and knob styles, I presume the #1 amp is the later
> production, and the #2 an earlier production amp.
>
> Is it possible to ascertain the production vintage just by virtue of the
> color scheme and knob style, or does one really need the nameplate data
> (like s/n)? Any meaningful changes during the production run to correct
> reliability issues on early units?
>
> Thanks....
> Allen---W7GIF
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